Jarell Christian is an American

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and former professional player. In October 2022, he was promoted to general manager with the

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. During the 2022–2023 season, Christian served in a hybrid role as both the

GM and Player Development Coach as a member of the

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Coaching Staff. During the 2021–22 season, he was the head coach of the

in the

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. He played

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. Previously, he served as an assistant coach for the

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s. He was hired by the Wizards in 2018 as head coach of their development team, the

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, before being promoted to the Wizards' staff in 2019. Christian is a former all-state track performer at New Kent High School, where he set state records in the 200M, 400M, and 4x100 relay. Christian graduated from E&H in 2009 with a degree in sports management after playing four years of basketball for the Wasps. During his senior year, he served as the high jump and sprint coach for the Patrick Henry High School track team. Christian helped guide that team to a District and Region Championship and coached seven All-State performers and two State Champions. Born and raised in

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he attended New Kent High School. Christian's father, John, was a standout track athlete at

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. His father, John Christian Jr., was a sprinter who was a member of the 1980 Olympic track team which boycotted the Olympics. The elder Christian is in the

Hall of Fame and is a retired Head Coach of the Charles City County High School Track & Field team. His mother was a teacher at New Kent Middle School (formerly New Kent High School). His brother

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spent three years as the head coach of the Men's Basketball team at

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